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eor26. The Collected Stories of Roger Zelazny Volume Two
In this volume of the collected stories we see Zelazny really hit his stride. He's still exploring mystic and mythic themes, but they get toned down somewhat by more concrete and practical plotting. It makes a good combination because he still manages to squeeze in references and allusions without leaving us mere mortals lost.
This volume finishes up with "... And Call Me Conrad." Which was later expanded into the novel length "This Immortal". I read the novel version back in high school, but really didn't remember that much of it. I was blown away by the novella. Zelazny mixes in a lot of different things to make a very rich flavorful story. There are hints of murder mystery like Death on the Nile. There are the obligator references to Greek myth. There are throw away references that turn out to be critical later. The writing and plotting is just stunning.
In this volume of the collected stories we see Zelazny really hit his stride. He's still exploring mystic and mythic themes, but they get toned down somewhat by more concrete and practical plotting. It makes a good combination because he still manages to squeeze in references and allusions without leaving us mere mortals lost.
This volume finishes up with "... And Call Me Conrad." Which was later expanded into the novel length "This Immortal". I read the novel version back in high school, but really didn't remember that much of it. I was blown away by the novella. Zelazny mixes in a lot of different things to make a very rich flavorful story. There are hints of murder mystery like Death on the Nile. There are the obligator references to Greek myth. There are throw away references that turn out to be critical later. The writing and plotting is just stunning.
